Tag: #penguinrandomhouse
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Summer YA
Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta While I’m usually iffy with Pride and Prejudice adaptations since they’re everywhere, there’s always one that manages a new spin to it that makes me enjoy the story all over again. It helps that the protagonist, Elizabeth is a musical nerd so I immediately connect with her as she sings…
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Matilda Review
Apparently I missed the book lovers memo about reading Matilda. People were always shocked that someone who likes books as much as I do had never read Matilda. So I have finally rectified that. Actually it’s the first Dahl book I have read which is another blasphemy but I already saw the movie versions of…
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Summer Comics/Manga
Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura This fun manga follows a group of amars/okuta (women who don’t need men/adult fangirls) as they try to save their building from being sold to greedy developers by creating their own fashion line. Tsukimi is the star of it, and as you can guess from the title, her specific obssession…
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Summer Nonfiction
Popular by Maya Van Wagenen I read this memoir a long time ago for a project in middle school so it was nice to revisit it again. This memoir details Maya’s journey to finding popularity by utilizing a How to be Popular Guide from the 50s by then teen model Betty Cornell (who writes the…
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Summer Romances
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the flux of Pride and Prejudice adaptations and wonder if there can be any new spin to the Jane Austen classic. Well Sonali not only brings a new spin but elevates the classic by further exploring the themes of classism that…
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Jo and Laurie Review
For all those who rooted for Laurie and Jo to end up together, this is for you.
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Contemporary Romance 4 mini reviews
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon This is a fun contemporary romance that begins with female friendship, and what makes you faster friends with complete strangers than shared humilation. When Samiah finds out via twitter that the man she had been dating was catfishing her and two other women (while using her resturaunt reservation to…
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Lovely War Review
Set in the backdrop of WWI, two loves stories intertwine as the couples face trauma, and bigotry with the help of the gods.
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4 books-Mini Reviews
I was going to put all 4 titles but it looked clunky. Now here’s 4 books I read over April that were good but I didn’t feel like they warranted one big review each. Dangerous Play by Emma Kress Now this teaches me not to judge a book by its cover or title or summary.…